KY Color Palettes: Preliminary Draft
Categorical Palettes
NoteCategorical Palette Details
10 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#2b4d0a— Deep Leaf Green
#ddb71a— Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
10 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#2b4d0a— Deep Leaf Green
#ddb71a— Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
9 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#ddb71a— Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
9 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#ddb71a— Goldenrod Yellow
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
8 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
8 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#df997c— Pale Persimmon
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
7 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
7 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
6 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
6 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#28655a— Deep River Teal
5 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#a572b2— Coneflower Purple
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
5 Categorical (Alt)
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
4 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#28655a— Deep River Teal
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
4 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#28655a— Deep River Teal
3 Categorical + Grey
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
3 Categorical
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
Sequential & Diverging Palettes
NoteSequential & Diverging Palette Details
7-Color Sequential (yellow-green)
#e8f3c0— Lightest Yellow-Green
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#9db957— Deep Yellow-Green
#76933c— Darkest Yellow-Green
#4f6f23— Leaf Green
#2b4d0a— Deep Leaf Green
#142405— Darkest Green
5-Color Sequential + Grey (blues)
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
#b0d7ed— Lightest Blue
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
#01203d— Darkest Blue
7-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)
#01203d— Darkest Blue
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#76933c— Darkest Yellow-Green
#2b4d0a— Deep Leaf Green
9-Color Diverging (blue & yellow-green)
#01203d— Darkest Blue
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#b0d7ed— Lightest Blue
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#76933c— Darkest Yellow-Green
#2b4d0a— Deep Leaf Green
#142405— Darkest Green
Dual Color Palettes
NoteDual Color Palette Details
2 Category (Blues)
#62bcf0— KY Sky Blue
#29326a— Grosbeak Navy
2 Category (Yellow-Green & Teal)
#c7e072— Pale Milkweed Yellow-Green
#28655a— Deep River Teal
Highlight Categorical
#4c6dc1— Wild Indigo Blue
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey
Highlight Categorical (Alt)
#be3c00— Viceroy Red-Orange
#ebebeb— Pearl Grey